Blak Mic, a highly slept on, talented producer in Tacoma, has quietly released incredibly solid work every month since May. Go to blakmic.bandcamp.com to get your free listen on. Starting in May, Blak released a full beat album titled "H.E.R. (His Evil Reality)." The beat tape is part spacey, part G-Funked out and part soulful. One could vibe-out and listen or spit flows to this album. Oftentimes people ask me where they can find beats to practice or freestyle to. Look no further than the bandcamp pages of our most talented 253-area hip-hop producers. One needs to go no further than our own backyard to gather up super funky beats. Mic's work in particular has a certain soothing quality to it. He's been able to find the tiny bit of sunshine we have in this gray town and utilize its energy in his music. Rays of sunlight shine through the chilled out, almost easy listening vibe of this beat album. It definitely has a hint of pre-Teddy Riley R&B in there.

Blak Mic is one-third of the Supreme Sound Architects. This is the camp that runs the Supreme Sound Architect Studio in downtown Tacoma.  Between Mic and D.J. Semaj, artists should have no trouble finding the production they need at Supreme Sound Architects.

                  The releases for June and July are beat singles. They are still smooth, but a little jazzier than the tracks on H.E.R. In August, he released "EIG - Distant Lovers (Ft. David Dyob)." This song has vocals on it. It's a player rhyme, but has a grown-man, globetrotting vibe to it.

Blak Mic also has a soundcloud with 17 free tracks on it.

                  Tacoma Watchyatone is a 26-year-old M.C. from, you guessed it, Tacoma! He might have the best rap name in the game. He's on Facebook and YouTube, and that's where you'll find most of his music. Watchyatone has a scratchy-voiced, intense flow. He's not lazy on the mic. He gives his heart in his spit. It's some cool, f**k a hater, street music. It looks like Tacoma Watchyatone is down with Lok Skywalker. So he has some good O.G. cosigns. Check his videos out. He will be one of the main M.C.s in the 253 in the future. He's got personality and talent.